Chevrolet Cruze * See the Top 40 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Venezuelan new car market is up just 1% year-on-year in August to 11,081 registrations, with the year-to-date total up a very vigorous 14% on 2011 to 89,732 units. The Chevrolet Aveo keeps its pole…
Dacia Lodgy * NOW UPDATED with the Top 215 best-selling models! Click on title to see * The French new car market is down 11% year-on-year in August to just 96,511 registrations, the weakest monthly total and first time below 100,000 units since June 1997 when 93,171 new vehicles were registered,…
The Fiat 600 was #1 in 1962, the last time Italy August sales were so low. * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models: click on title to see * The new car sales situation is getting critical in Italy, and with the price of petrol above 2…
Kia Morning * See the Top 40 best-selling local models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to DC * For only the second time in potentially the last 5 years after February 2011, the Kia Morning (aka Picanto) leads the South Korean models ranking with 7,465 sales and 8.7%…
Land Rover Defender at Loch Katrine, Scotland August 2012 * See my entire Scotland photo album by clicking on the title! * With my Scottish stay soon coming to an end I thought I would share a few more observations with you. In total I have driven about 500 miles…
Peugeot 208 * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 327 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Thanks to STAC I can now share with you actuals for July 2012 in France and there is a big change in store for you! The sky is getting darker for…
Hyundai Elantra Langdong * See the Top 274 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * For the second time in the last 3 months, the Chevrolet Sail is the most popular passenger car in China, selling 23,643 units in July. It reinforces its second position in the 2012 year-to-date…
Kia Cee'd * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Solid month for new car sales in Slovakia, up 12% year-on-year in July to 6,252 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 40,568 units, up 2% on 2011. Interestingly, neither the Skoda Octavia, #1 at 9.9%…
The Range Rover Evoque hits its highest ranking ever in Italy this month: #35 * NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models! Click on title to see * Another sombre month for new car sales in Italy, down 22% year-on-year in July to 109,380 registrations and bringing the year-to-date total…
Skoda Roomster * See the Top 100 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The Czech new car market is down 8% year-on-year in July to 11,158 registrations, however the year-to-date total is still in positive at 105,391 units, up 5% on 2011. The Skoda Octavia is totally unaffected…
Renault Fluence * See the Top 50 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After dropping 42% in June, the Irish new car market is back up 9% year-on-year in July to 4,431 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 71,065 units, down 12% on 2011. For the second time…
Nissan Qashqai * See the Top 200 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * The situation is getting worse and worse in Spain, with July new car sales down 17% year-on-year to 65,481 registrations, the worst July on record in the country. Year-to-date sales are down 10% to 472,082…
Bulgarian police has already adopted the Great Wall Voleex C10 * See the Top 20 best-selling brands and models by clicking on the title! Thanks to Kalo * A month ago, I wrote about how Great Wall chose Bulgaria as their focal point for an expansion throughout Europe and opened their…
Hyundai Solaris * See the Top 25 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * * There is now a Top 50 models ranking available here! * After Brazil, France, India and Japan, Russia is the 5th Top 10 market we go through in more detail halfway through the year, and it's…
Ford Focus * NOW UPDATED with the Top 50 best-selling models! Click on title to see - Thanks Øystein* The Norwegian car market is back into positive in June, up 7% year-on-year to 11,053 registrations, bringing the year-to-date total to 69,355 units, up 1% on 2011. Big event atop the models…